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7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and F as the 6th letter

11 7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and F as the 6th letter appear in tournament dictionaries; five end in S.

11 wordsTop pick BELIEFSHighest score BLOWOFF 18

1 of 11 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With B in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (740 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • BELIEFS12
  • BAILIFF15
  • BLOWOFF18
  • BEATIFY15
  • BRUTIFY15
  • BANOFFI15
  • BEGULFS13
  • BEHOOFS15
  • BEPUFFS17
  • BOILOFF15
  • BUYOFFS18
All valid words 11

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BAILIFF15
  • BANOFFI15
  • BEATIFY15
  • BEGULFS13
  • BEHOOFS15
  • BELIEFS12
  • BEPUFFS17
  • BLOWOFF18
  • BOILOFF15
  • BRUTIFY15
  • BUYOFFS18

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BLOWOFF1820All three
BUYOFFS1819Collins · NWL
BEPUFFS1720Collins only
BAILIFF1517All three
BEATIFY1515All three
BRUTIFY1516All three
BANOFFI1517Collins only
BOILOFF1517All three
BEHOOFS1515Collins · NWL
BEGULFS1317All three
BELIEFS1214All three

The fixed pattern produces a compact, lopsided set: beliefs is the only match in the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, while bailiff is among the more familiar entries. Five words finish with S, three with F, two with Y, and one with I. Across all matches, the average score is 15.3 points, an unusually high mark for a clue list with just one common word.

At a glance: B first, F sixth

  • Eleven tournament-dictionary words fit B in position one and F in position six.
  • Collins includes all 11; NWL2023 accepts 9, and ENABLE accepts 7.
  • Beliefs is the only match among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Five matches end in S; one ends in I.
  • Blowoff and buyoffs tie for the top score at 18 points.

Which 7-letter words have B first and F sixth?

The 11 matches include beliefs, bailiff, blowoff, beatify, brutify, and banoffi; begulfs, behoofs, bepuffs, boiloff, and buyoffs complete the group. Nine have definitions, but only one ranks as common by our frequency measure.

The endings are lopsided: S closes five matches, F closes three, Y closes two, and I closes one. Buyoffs and beliefs share the common S ending, while bailiff and boiloff both finish with F. No match ends in another letter.

How do the scores compare?

Blowoff and buyoffs tie for the top score at 18, with bepuffs next at 17. Bailiff, beatify, brutify, banoffi, boiloff, and behoofs each score 15; begulfs scores 13. Those leaders stand apart from the group's 15.3-point average.

Dictionary coverage is the catch: Collins lists all 11, compared with 9 in NWL2023 and 7 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form such as banoffi; the shared letter pattern alone does not guarantee acceptance.

A quick way to narrow the endings

Tip

When the first B and sixth F are fixed, test an S ending early: five matches finish with S, more than any other final letter in this group.

Questions people ask

How many of these words are in NWL2023?
NWL2023 includes 9 of the 11 matches. Collins accepts all 11, while ENABLE includes 7, so the playable set changes with your game's dictionary. These counts cover words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than every possible letter string.
Is BELIEFS a common seven-letter word?
Yes, beliefs is the only match in the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. The other examples include less familiar forms such as banoffi and begulfs, so recognizing the pattern does not mean every entry will feel like everyday vocabulary.
How many points does BLOWOFF score?
Blowoff scores 18 points, tying buyoffs for the highest score among these matches. Bepuffs follows at 17, while six entries score 15. Those values are tile scores before any premium board squares change the total.

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